Drawer for cabinets, &amp;c.



No. 884,476.' A'IEN'IED APR. I4, 1908.

d A. EKEDAIIL 65 E. G. SAMPSON.

DRAWER POR GABINETE, 5o.

APPLICATION FILED NGV. 30, 1907.

. UNiTED srArEs l PATENT oEEiOE. A 4 'ERIK A. EKEDAHL AND Enioii e. sAMPsON'bF JAMEsrOwN, NEw YORK', AssiGNo'ns To ART METAL coNsfinUorioN COMPANY, or iAMEsrOwN, NEw YORK, A CORPORATION OENEW YORK,

DRAWER FOR cABiNEfrs, ac

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, ERIK-A. EKEDAHL and Emol: Gi.` SAMPsON, residents Of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invev ed a newand'usefullmprovement in Drawers for Cabinets,

" &o. .and wedo hereby declare the following to be a: full, clear, and exact description thereof. I y' f Our invention relates to drawers for cabinets, filing cases, etc. and more particularly to a suspension devicev for such drawers, whereb the drawer may'be drawn :out and heldin Orizontal position, its outward move ment being so limited as to prevent its accidentally droppingwhen drawn outto ips full length.` Y z" The objects. of our invention areto provide for the free 'movement of the drawer so as to reduce the amountof friction while at the same time to simplify the construction by doing awaywith rollersinounted. on studs which ifnay in time wear out or work loose.`

`Our invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsv Figure 1 is va vertical section of the upper part of the cabinet With aA drawer in elevation partly drawnfrom the cabinet, the dotted lines showing the drawer pullcdoiit full length and in position to be detached from the cabinet;

Fig. 2 isa detail showing the drawer removed; Fig. 3 isa cross section on the'linel "3 3, Fig. 1.; Fig. 4 -is a cross section on the and Figs; 5 and 6 are de- In the drawing the numeral. 2v designates a 4 portion of Aa cabinet or filing case provided with Vdrawers 3. Secured to the inner walls of theoasing are the guide strips 4; These guidestrips may be formed ofmetal flanged andbent toform the guide stri i illustrated. Theguide 'strips :4 are' =provi ed with the A flanges 5y having openings 6 through which the, rivets .`bolts or lother donnecting devices pass to secure the guide strip in position on the inner wall of the. casing. The guide strip 4i is provided withl the upper inwardly extending flange 7 which forms a guide-way 8. Atthe inner end of the guide-way 8 is the buffer 9 whichv maybe formed oflea'ther or other Suitable material. Within'the guideway 8 are ythe studs orstops'l() vwhich control the movement of the unattached roller.11

v Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed November 80, 1907.

Patented April 14, 1908'.

Serial No. 404,520.

which is adapted to -move yfreely within the guide-way 8 between the studs 10. At the..

forward end of the guide strips 4 are the guide-ways 12 within which are the unattached rollers 13. The movement of the rollers 13 is controlled by the stud l0 at one end and at its opposite end by the inwardly' extending flange 14 to which the buffer 15 is secured. The guide strip is also provided with the end flange 16 riveted or otherwise secured to the casing 2. Upper guide strip's 17 are secured to the innerv walls of the case ing.

The suspension fra-me 1S is adaptedto move back and'forth in the guide strips 4 and 1.7 and said suspensionframe'consists of the side bars .19 which may be formed of sheet metal .bent to suitable'shape; lThese side bars 19 have the upwardly extending flanges 20 forming guide-ways 21 for the reception Of the unattaclied rollers 22. Within the guide-r way 21 at suitable intervals are secured the stops 23 which control the-movement ofthe rol ers "W At the rear of the guide-ways 21'. l

are the buffers 24. .The side bars 19 are con-4 Il.

nected at their rear ends by the cross bars 25 having the lelongated openings 26 through' which the bolt 27 passes to secure said cross bars together to form the suspension frame.

The side bars 19 are also provided with the inwardly extending flanges 28 along th'eju 'per edge. Stop blocks 29 are secured to t e outer ends of the side bars 19, said stop blocks having the inclined faces 30.

Secured to the side bars 19 are the plates .315 which extend below said side bars and said plates have the inwardly extending flanges 32 with stops 33 yat each end thereof.

"lliese flanges 32 eiter the `guide-way 8 of the Secured to the outsidewalls of the drawer i v 34 are the strips 35. These strips 35eme Cut or slit long-itininally vas at 86 at intervals and the-metal above such slits is bowed or bent,

vas at 37. The rivets or bolts 38 passing' through the bowedl portions 37 securefsai strlps to the drawers 34. By this construe? tion the lower edges of the strips 35 are' sui.

`ciently removed fr on'itlie walls of the drawers to permit of their/engagement with the guide'- The inner ends of said ways 21,'of the sidebar-'s 19 without the use of separate spacing ieces along the upper'edges .guide-ways 21 on the unattached ro, ers. 22.

These'loose or unattached.,rollers-are what might be `termed selfepl'acir'r'g rollers in that they do not require lanyfmanipulation when the drawer is replaced after bemg taken from the case, but automatically assume their positions without-anyattention on the part of the personainserting the drawer.. At the ,same time the sidebars 19 slide freely within the guide-ways'S and12, said side b ars resting upon the rollers "lwhile the rollers '11 take up the friction in the'guide-wa' 's 8 dueto the movement of the lates 31. he outward movement of the yside bars 19vi's limited by the studs 10 at the outer end of the'gurde--' ways 8, for when the side bar is 'withdrawn to the full length the rollers l11'willfbe held be#l tween 'the studs 10 atthe" outer end of the guide-ways 8 and the studs or stops 33 at the inner end ofthe lates 31, which revents the further outwar. movement of t e sidebars 19. When the side bars 19 havereached the limit of their outward movement the drawer is 'still' free to move outward with its strips 35 Amoving in the guide-ways 2,1. Theoutward movement of the drawer is limited by the stop blocks 40 coming in 'contact'wit the stop blocks 29 on the outer ends of the side' bars 19. The drawer when withdrawn to its full length is held rigidly in a horizontal position and there is no danger of its tiltingor' dropping to thelioor. move the drawer entirel after itis withdrawn to its full extent, itis only necessary to 'lift the front end of the drawer sufficiently to allow the stopv blocks 40 to clear the ,stop -blocks 29 when the drawer may be with@b drawn in a straight line until the side stri s 35 have been completely withdrawn from t e guide-ways 21 of the side bars 19. .'Qnthe; insertion of the drawer the inclined faces of the blocks 40 moveup over the inclined faces of the stops 29. s By our mi ention we provide a freely moving drawer in which the rollers are -permitted by dispensing with the mounting'of-'lsaid' rollers on studs in iixed positions, whichjis objectionable as the studs are .liable to zw'ear. out or work loose in their bearings. In the insertion of the drawer after it is withdrawn, no attention need be paid. tofthe'position of If it is desired to re-V the nollers as they. mathelr positions without'any atteitionandijthey always move most needed to reduce the friction.

What we claim is -1'.I1"1'a suspension device for drawers, the

combination with thecase lor cabinet, of.

guide-'strips on the inner Walls of same, said guide-strips having guide-ways'therein, un-

sideba'rs of said suspensionV devicevhavin downwardly extending ortions entering sai guide-ways, unattached) rollers in said guidestrips4 onV which said side bars rest, and a drawer slidable on saidsuspension device.'

3. .In a-suspension device for drawers, the

combination. with the case or cabinet of guide-strips on the inner walls of same, said 'guide-'strips having inwardl extending nges along their upper edges or a portion of 'their length formmg guide-wa `s, stops at each end o said guide-ways, rol ersi said automatically to the place where they are'l guide-ways therein, unj guide-ways, a suspension device, side, bars, i

plates on said side bars having lan es enter- 'mg said guide-ways, stops on said p ates, un-

attached rollers 1n said guide-strlps` u on which said side bars rest, and a drawer-'s idable on said suspension device.

4. In a 'suspension device fordrawers, .the

combination with the case orA cabinet of guide-strips on the inner walls of same, a suspension device slidable lin said guide-stri -s, stops at the outer ends of said suspension e vice, unattached rollers carried by said susenslonA d evlce, a drawer,' strlps on said rawerengagmg said suspension devlce and lmovin on said rollers, and sto block'shav# in'g inc ined lower faces on said rawer.

l5. In a suspension device for drawers,- the. combination with the case or cabinet, of

guide-strips on the inner wallsoftle same, a; suspension :device slidable in said guidestrips, inclined stops at the outer ends of said suspension device, unattached rollers` carried by said suspension device, a drawer, strips on said drawer` engaging said suspension device and moving o'n said rollers, and sto blocks lon said drawer having inclined lower aces to move at will within the guide-ways,v there- 6. In a suspension'device for drawers, the

pension device slidablein said guide-stri s, a

combination with the case or cabinet of guide-strips on the inner walls of same, a sus* 125 drawer, and strips on said drawer'slidab ein lsaid sus ension device, said strips havin slits an( 7. n a suspension device 'foidmwers; the l n Lesmony whereof, We the said ERIK A. combination with the casa o1" cabinet, of i EKEmJfL and SAMlsON .have here 10 guide strips on he inner Walls of thesame, L unto Sa @ut hands.

- suspension device sd-able ou Said uide- BEEK A. EH' DHL. 5 strps, the side bars of said suspensml @vice ERCQ G. SACOL.

havmo upturned Ianges forming guf es, una@ ftuesses taheu rollers m amd guldes, and a draws? STRQNG,

sidable on said rollen. E MURPHY. 

